Al-Fatiha

al-Fatiha ("the Opening") is the first surah of the Quran. The first full surah revealed to Muhammad, it praises God, states that the Muslims worship him alone and only turn to him for help, asks that he guide them to the straight path and not the path of those who have incurred his wrath or those who have gone astray. It is followed by al-Baqarah.